Thursday, 21 May 2020 (2 weeks ago)Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday said he would sign off on a federal assistance program for states and cities hit by the coronavirus outbreak "as soon as possible," but asked governors for support freezing public sector pay increases.

Brazil's public health officials remain adamant that quarantines and social distancing are still needed, but President Jair Bolsonaro continues to urge his supporters to protest against them, while flouting the rules himself. Joe Davies reports.

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